New Research Exposes “Astonishing” Glacier Loss in Global Warming Hotspot

New Research Exposes “Astonishing” Glacier Loss in Global Warming Hotspot

A University of Bristol study found that 91% of Svalbard’s glaciers have significantly shrunk since 1985, losing over 800 km². A recent study has highlighted the dramatic shrinkage of glaciers in a global warming hotspot over the past 40 years, with the most significant losses occurring in recent years. Conducted by researchers at the University [...]

The glaciers are large masses of ice that accumulate in certain areas of high elevation, standing above the level of perpetual snow. They are also found in the polar regions, and one of their characteristics is that they slowly descend to lower levels, as if they were an ice river. The liquid water of the glaciers can come from two sources: directly from rain or from the melting of snow or ice. The internal hydrological system of a glacier is ex…

The World Meteorological Organization has declared the "International Year for the Conservation of Glaciers". This is intended to focus on the importance of glaciers for the climate.

Climate emergency: 2025 declared international year of glaciers

As glaciers disappear at an alarming rate due to climate change, the UN General Assembly has declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation (IYGP).

The glaciers in Switzerland alone have lost more than twelve percent of their ice mass in the past three years due to rising temperatures. The UN has declared 2025 the "International Year for the Conservation of Glaciers". By K. Hondl.

New Research Exposes “Astonishing” Glacier Loss in Global Warming Hotspot – Sky News: The Latest News from the World

A University of Bristol study found that 91% of Svalbard’s glaciers have significantly shrunk since 1985, losing over 800 km². A recent study has highlighted the dramatic shrinkage of glaciers in a global warming hotspot over the past 40 years, with the most significant losses occurring in recent years. Conducted by researchers at the University […]